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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, hunting for a home for Java2 Micro Edition (J2ME), has found one in wireless handsets.
Sun and more than 20 partners announced last week the availability of the MID (Mobile Internet Device) profile, through which they hope to establish an early presence in the wireless data market. Newton, Mass.-based Cahners In-Stat Group predicts the number of MID subscribers will grow to more than 1.3 billion in 2004, with sales of more than 1.5 billion wireless handsets, PDAs (personal digital assistants), and Internet appliances.
Built on top of J2ME, MID enables what the companies claim are dynamic, interactive services on mobile devices to be built by companies such as Motorola, Nokia, and Siemens. Device makers say they will be...